Heated basalt stones used as an extension of my hands to help melt away tightness in muscles and stress within the body.

What is LaStone Therapy?

LaStone therapy begins with gentle stretches and Swedish massage to warm up the body’s muscle tissue. You sit up and two rows of warm stones on the treatment table in alignment with both sides of your spine. The stones are covered with a soft towel to protect you from the heat, and you are then assisted as you lay back down on them.

Stones of varying weights are then placed on the body’s key energy channels, including the seven main chakras. Pebble-sized warm stones are placed between your toes and medium-sized flat stones are placed in your palms. Both hot and cool stones are used as an extension of my hands while performing Swedish massage.

Alternating between heat and cold both stimulates and relaxes the circulatory system, which is very detoxifying for the body. In cooperation with heated stones, chilled marble stones create a dramatic movement of fluids within the body.